The most likely reason why hunter-gatherer technology is limited to simple tools made of stone, wood, and bone is because foraging peoples:

A. lack the basic intelligence necessary to make anything more complex
B. are too busy looking for food to spend time on more advanced tools
C. have not acquired knowledge of more sophisticated technologies
D. substitute profound knowledge of their environment for complex tools


Ans: d. substitute profound knowledge of their environment for complex tools

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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An examination of racial classifications from around the world indicates that

A. all cultures classify races similarly. B. the classification of racial types is an arbitrary, culturally specific process. C. the best racial classifications are based solely on genotype. D. the best racial classifications are based solely on phenotypical traits. E. the best racial classifications are based on both genotype and phenotype.

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__________ is the belief that all things are endowed with some spirit form or essence

a. Animatism b. Animism c. Monotheism d. Polytheism

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Large farm enterprises in the U.S are commonly associated with:

a. ?a decrease in social stratification between rural and urban areas. b. decreasing ability to deliver fertilizer and seeds. c. a hierarchy of corporate owners. d. an end to absentee ownership.

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